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Apex, a Shield Capital portfolio company, takes a selfie of its first space vehicle dubbed “Call to … + Adventure” demonstrating its satellite subsystems working less than a year from design to satellite commissioning—the fastest deployment ever in its class. A panel of three federal appeals court judges ruled unanimously Friday to uphold a law that could potentially ban TikTok in the United States. Trump promised that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will start immediately after he takes office.
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Nvidia, the major Santa Clara supplier of AI hardware and software, got H-1B visa approvals for more than 1,500 workers last year in California, according to USCIS data. The company declined to comment, and other top tech users of the H-1B, including Google, Meta and Apple, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. As a result, I believe DOGE will accelerate the trends fueling defense tech. Elon Musk will be a proponent of fixed-price contracts rather than the cost-plus approach of defense primes. A great example of a fixed-price contract is SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket development which was only 10% of NASA’s projected development cost.
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Sydney Sweeney was seen in a rare pinup photo posted to Instagram On Thursday the Euphoria star, 27, was propped up just so on top of a jet ski while enjoying a day on a lake. The blonde beauty was almost spilling out of la tech digest her bikini top as she flashed her toned tummy while in small briefs. Her mother, 52, is a longtime Hollywood actress who has been in front of cameras for 30 years. In a disturbing confession, Cher got candid about the music producer turned murderer who propositioned her sex at fifteen and later pulled a gun on her in her newely released memoir.
“Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence,” Ramaswamy wrote in a long X post that argued that foreign workers improve the US economy. The argument broke out after Ramaswamy, tapped by Trump along with Musk to slash government spending, blamed American culture for US firms deciding to hire skilled workers from other countries. Musk, the world’s richest person who runs Tesla and SpaceX and is himself an immigrant and onetime H-1B visa holder, has come out championing the hiring of skilled foreign workers. Launched in the U.S. in 2018, TikTok’s popularity accelerated in 2020 during the pandemic. The app uses a recommendation algorithm to serve users a stream of short-form videos that quickly adapt to the user’s interests. TikTok is best known for its young generation of social media stars, some of whom have become famous by performing viral dances or making comedy content.
Treat yourself nightly to the latest in entertainment news and exclusive interviews. It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third album, “Stampede,” his nonconformist spirit has led to collaborations with everyone from Willie Nelson and Elton John to Mickey Guyton and Kylie Minogue. The 36-year-old South African musician has been steadily stripping back his mask since his 2019 debut album “Pony.” Peck spoke with AP music journalist Maria Sherman about his growing confidence, his high-profile collaborations and country radio.